When I returned to Pittsburgh in 2018 after being gone for nearly 20 years, I realized that there was something that I wanted to add to the media and small business landscape in our region. I had an idea for a podcast that would be deeply local and solely focused on the small business community that is the heartbeat of our regional economy. It’s been two years since I’ve launched the Proprietors of Pittsburgh Podcast, and I couldn't be more thrilled with the work we’ve done so far. I say “we” because it’s my guests and their stories that are the real stars of the show. My hat goes off to them and the entire small business ecosystem in western Pennsylvania for the hard work that they do every day.